Publisher Description
Stephen R. Platt is widely respected for his incisive nonfiction, particularly in regard to his knowledge and understanding of China. With Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom, Platt details the absorbing narrative of the Taiping Rebellion, which resulted in the loss of 20 million lives. Occurring in the 1850s, this is the story of a cultural movement characterized by intriguing personages such as influential military strategist Zeng Guofan and brilliant Taiping leader Hong Rengan.
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“This guy was right, never get involved in a land war in Asia. A riveting account of the Taiping Rebellion, which is mostly forgotten in the West, but with an estimated 20 million dead, having huge consequences for the eventual development of China in the modern world”
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doug (4 out of 5 stars)
